The Inravisión (an acronym for the Instituto Nacional de Radio y Televisión) was a Colombian state entity responsible for the administration and operation of public radio and television services between 1963 and 2004. It was created by Decree 3267 of 1963 and dissolved in 2004, being replaced by RTVC Public Media System.
In 2026, the Colombian government announced the reinstatement of the historical name "Inravisión" as the institutional name of the public media system, without this implying the legal reactivation of the original entity.
History
Inravisión was created by decree 3267 of December 20, 1963. This decree stated:
"The public broadcasting and television service under the Ministry of Communications will be provided from April 1, 1964, by a public establishment with patrimonial, administrative and legal autonomy, which will be called the National Institute of Radio and Television."
Inravisión was responsible for, among other functions:
During the 1960s, Inravisión was a platform for broadcasting audiovisual information about various cultural phenomena. One example is the program "Modern Youth," directed by Alfonso Lizarazo and broadcast live on Saturdays from 5 to 6 p.m., featuring, among others, Los Speakers, Los Flippers, and Los Young Beats, along with Óscar Golden and Harold Orozco. In 1967, the program was renamed "Estudio 15" and, along with "El club del clan (Colombia)" and "Tele-estrella," it is remembered as "a space for modern music."
Because Inravisión was state-controlled, its television programming focused on cultural and non-formal education, giving rise to "Inravisión's Educational and Cultural Television," a space dedicated to complementing school curricula and combating illiteracy.[2]